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CultureKotaku Game DiaryWhy Can’t The Doomguy Break Windows?
The Doomguy is an incredibly strong and powerful warrior who can smash through concrete walls, rip off limbs and survive falls that would kill most humans. But he can’t break a window. Why is that? Last night I waited patiently for Doom Eternal to unlock. The moment I could, I jumped in and started playing.…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryTwo Explosive Jackasses Invaded My Camp In Red Dead Online
Let me tell you the story of two random men who decided to recreate the TV show Jackass in my camp in Red Dead Online. I was just hanging out in Red Dead Online with some friends. We were hunting and chatting. Suddenly, two random players started attacking us. We headed to my camp, where…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryMarch Is A Good Time To Dust Off The Vita
Spring isn’t officially here for another few weeks but it’s already over 50 degrees outside, new growth is starting to bud, and I’m feeling nostalgic for the dozen or so colorful indie games that I’ve accumulated on my Vita over the years. For years around this time, Sony used to run its annual Spring Fever…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryUpdating Games On PS4 Is Like Pulling Teeth
Little things can start to add up over time and eventually a part of you snaps and you just can’t help but get mad. This is what happened to me recently while trying to play some games on PS4, all of which needed updates. The update downloaded fast, but then I had to wait for…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Level Boosted A New World Of Warcraft Character And It Felt Empty
Rather than leveling up a vulpera, which is a new character race introduced in last week’sVisions of N’Zoth update for World of Warcraft, I used a character boost I’d gotten with my preorder of the upcoming Shadowlands expansion. That gave me instant access to a fully-leveled fox critter. So now I’ve got a level 120…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryDragon Ball Z: Kakarot Is Bad, But Collecting Orbs Is Good
I wanted to love the new Dragon Ball Z Kakarot game, but I just don’t. The quests are bad, the combat isn’t fun and the whole game feels like it is barely holding together. But I’ll keep playing as long as there are some orbs to collect. Collecting orbs in games is something I’m very…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Finally Queued Up With A Stranger In Borderlands 3 And I Wish I’d Done It Sooner
I’ve been stuck on Borderlands 3’s Katagawa Ball boss for weeks, but yesterday I finally beat it in the best way possible, thanks to the help of a random stranger. Vengeance, it turns out, is a dish best served with company. Katagawa Ball, a giant robotic orb reminiscent of a Dungeons & Dragons Beholder, has…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryHow I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Bad Destiny 2 Guns
Behold my Tango-45 XK5094, a completely mediocre Destiny 2 gun that I’ve finally decided to embrace after weeks of keeping it at a distance because life is too short to keep holding out for the perfect weapon. Last night I finally decided to upgrade it to a masterwork, something I haven’t done since the game’s…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’ve Had To Kick My Modern Habits To Stop Dying In Halo: Reach Multiplayer
A little figure wearing red space pads flickers onto my screen from behind a pillar and I immediately pull the left trigger on my Xbox One controller to zoom down my rifle’s sights. Except this is Halo: Reach, and there are none. My blue space dude lobs a grenade instead. The red man disappears again.…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryGrid On Stadia Runs Well And Reminds Me What I Love About Racing Games
I’ve been flirting with the idea of playing a racing simulation again, so when Stadia finally launched with Grid, I figured I’d kill two birds with one stone: test out how smooth the game runs on Google’s new streaming platform and satisfy my motorsport craving. Turns out both are super effective. I remember fondly the…
By Paul Tamayo
